September 21, 2003
Worm Alert!
Yikes! Please inform all of your non tech-savvy friends because this one could nab quite a few victims.
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Disguised as an official e-mail from Microsoft, the file comes attached to a
note asking the recipient to install a "September 2003, cumulative patch" to
protect against vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser
and Outlook and Outlook Express e-mail programs.
If installed, the program, known as Swen or Gibe.F, attempts to disable firewall and antivirus software, gather password information and replicate itself via e-mail, as well as the Kazaa peer-to-peer network and Internet Relay Chat instant-messaging.
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The virus-laden e-mail looks like an authentic missive from the Redmond,
Wash., software developer (aside from a few grammatical errors), but a
spokeswoman for Microsoft said this week that it doesn't send security
updates in e-mail. They're all distributed through Microsoft's Web site (windowsupdate.microsoft.com).
Posted by hln at September 21, 2003 04:31 PM | Geek | TrackBack
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